WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicenter as cases surge

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/30 1:51A AP via Scripps News Group

The head of the World Health Organization Saturday arrived in eastern Congos Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus still spreads faster than the response, despite better-organized health facilities and...

WHO leader opposes travel bans amid deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/29 4:31A AP via Scripps News Group

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed...

Oura's smallest smart ring yet may be able to diagnose sleep apnea and hypertension

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/28 6:50A Taylor O'Bier

Oura is launching its newest generation of smart rings, but they will be 40% smaller and coincide with the launch of new health tracking features, the company said Thursday. The company says its Oura Ring 5 is the world's smallest smart ring with...

US boosts Ebola aid to Congo and Uganda by $80 million amid worsening outbreak

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/28 5:31A AP via Scripps News Group

Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. A white...

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer and recovering from treatment

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/27 6:33A Paula Reid

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer after leaving the Justice Department in April, she told CNN. Bondi said she is undergoing treatment, including having surgery a few weeks ago. Bondi tells CNN she is still...

Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/27 4:03A AP via Scripps News Group

Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered its border with Congo closed "with immediate effect" as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge near 1,000 there and others emerge at home. The measure, which goes against World Health Organization...

Armed violence, skepticism threaten Congo’s fight against deadly Ebola strain

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/26 4:56A AP via Scripps News Group

Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat. One is the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola, with no...

Sepsis death of Kyle Busch spotlights dangerous infection risks

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/26 4:27A Scripps News Group

The untimely death of NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch has raised questions and concerns over its cause: sepsis. Busch died May 21 at age 41 from sepsis brought on by severe pneumonia. The two-time Cup Series champion and all-time NASCAR wins leader...

How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/24 9:30A AP via Scripps News Group

Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face including a backlash in local communities as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease that has been declared a global...

American doctor with Ebola 'cautiously optimistic' after his medical evacuation from Congo

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/22 10:44A Jay Gray

American Dr. Peter Stafford was exposed to Ebola while treating patients at Nyankunde Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and evacuated to the U.S. for treatment. Serge, the Christian mission organization he was working with, has...

Ebola outbreak in Congo expands; WHO warns of ‘very high’ risk locally

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/22 5:49A AP via Scripps News Group

The World Health Organization chief said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly and now poses a very high risk there, as a lack of medical resources and anger among the population hamper the response in a vulnerable and...

American doctor arrives in Czech Republic after treating Ebola patients in Uganda

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/21 2:17A AP via Scripps News Group

Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the worlds most remote and vulnerable places. Long the scene of attacks...

Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/20 3:48A AP via Scripps News Group

Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, shrinking the number of participants in the program by more than 20%, according to a new analysis from the...

WHO: Global Ebola risk low, regional threat high in Congo

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/20 2:26A Justin Boggs

The risk of a global endemic from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa is considered low, according to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Tedros said Wednesday that the risk in some parts of Africa, including...

WHO calls Ebola outbreak in Congo ‘deeply concerning,’ no vaccine available

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/19 4:10A Justin Boggs

The World Health Organization has called the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo deeply concerning, noting that the strain has no licensed vaccine or treatment. The statement from Dr. Anne Ancia, WHO representative in...